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🔗Senior Archaeologist
Website E2 Project Management LLC
E2 Project Management LLC (E2PM), a multi-discipline Small Business Enterprise (SBE) with offices in Rockaway and Manasquan, NJ, provides innovative engineering, environmental, and project management solutions across NJ, NY, and PA. Since 2005, E2PM has delivered expert services in engineering, environmental compliance, construction management, cultural and natural resource management, land surveying, site planning, and regulatory permitting. E2PM supports telecommunications, infrastructure, land development, and utility/power projects, offering tailored solutions for public and private sector clients. With expertise in brownfield redevelopment, water and wastewater management, hazardous materials, and large-scale infrastructure, E2PM remains committed to sustainable, high-quality solutions that meet evolving regulatory and industry challenges.
The Senior Archaeologist role is an opportunity to play a key leadership role in a growing department, managing diverse projects, mentoring staff, and driving business development efforts. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in cultural resource management, historic preservation, regulatory compliance, and archaeological fieldwork, with experience in both the public and private sectors. This position requires expertise in Section 106 compliance, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nominations, historic architectural surveys, cultural resource assessments, and mitigation strategies. The Senior Archaeologist will lead field investigations, research, and report preparation while ensuring projects meet local, state, and federal regulations, including NEPA, CEQA, and FCC Programmatic Agreements. The role involves working with regulatory agencies, tribal representatives, developers, and infrastructure clients to integrate cultural resource management into range of land development, telecommunications, utility and infrastructure projects.
Typical duties and responsibilities:
- Lead and manage cultural resource projects from planning to execution, ensuring compliance with CEQA, NEPA, Section 106 of the NHPA, and other regulations while staying within budgets and meeting deadlines.
- Lead and manage archaeological assessments and investigations, including Phase I surveys, Phase II testing, and Phase III data recovery.
- Conduct and oversee architectural resource surveys, including background research, field documentation, report preparation, and NRHP eligibility assessments.
- Assess effects of proposed projects on historic properties per 36 CFR Part 800, developing mitigation strategies and leading Section 106 consultations to resolve adverse effects.
- Prepare and review technical reports, such as excavation and monitoring reports, historic context studies, HABS/HAER documentation, National Register nominations, and cultural resource sections for CEQA/NEPA reports.
- Conduct archaeological fieldwork including excavation, site mapping, artifact analysis, and survey activities.
- Provide expert consultation on historic preservation planning and mitigation measures, ensuring adherence to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
- Engage with clients, regulatory agencies, tribes, and stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and facilitating project alignment with compliance requirements.
- Lead business development efforts, including proposal writing, client outreach, and developing strategies to expand E2PM’s Cultural Resources Program.
- Manage field operations, including archaeological surveys, testing, excavation, and construction monitoring, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and high-quality data collection.
- Mentor and train teams, providing technical guidance to junior archaeologists and field staff to maintain consistency in methodologies, reporting, and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee quality assurance and data management, ensuring accurate and timely field data collection, and preparing comprehensive reports.
- Assist in resource planning, including staffing, equipment coordination, and subcontractor management to ensure project efficiency.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including environmental scientists, engineers, and planners, to integrate cultural resource management into broader development projects.
- Work closely with environmental scientists, planners, and engineers to integrate cultural resource management considerations into broader infrastructure and development projects.
- Travel as needed to project sites and corporate offices, adapting to diverse work environments and project demands.
- Stay updated on regulatory changes in cultural resource laws and best practices, advising leadership on relevant impacts to project strategies and business development.
Benefits
All NCPE interns received an hourly stipend, the rate is listed at each position description. Additionally, interns receive paid time off (PTO), paid Federal holidays if working full-time, and access to NCPE's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for career and personal counseling, coaching, and referrals. Project sites may also offer a housing allowance and/or commuting stipend; this information is also listed in the description or offered during the interview.
Eligible NCPE interns who successfully complete their internships may count their position towards earning a Public Land Corps (PLC) Non-Competitive Hiring Authority certificate. To be eligible to earn a PLC certificate, an intern must be 30 years old or younger (or 35 if a veteran). Once earned, the PLC hiring authority certificate may be used to apply for eligible Federal temporary, term, or permanent positions. Successful completion of a NCPE internship does not guarantee Federal employment. Contact manager@preservenet.org for more details.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be
*at least 18 years old;
*no older than 30 years of age (or 35 years if a Veteran) when beginning the internship; applicants who are 31 or older (or 36 or older if a Veteran) are not eligible;
*currently enrolled in a degree-seeking academic program at the college level (or recently graduated within the past 12 months)
*be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
Interns are not allowed to work more than 1200 hours total in the program; previous interns must stay within this overall limit. The length of an internship can vary from 10 to 30 weeks if full-time (40 hours per week) or longer if on a part-time schedule. If selected, the exact starting date will be determined by you and the NPS supervisor. The stipend rate is $17.00 per hour unless otherwise listed.
The successful candidate is responsible for finding and paying for travel to and housing at the internship location; some exceptions apply. The supervising office may be able to assist in locating housing but it is ultimately up to the individual accepting the internship to find accommodation.
The National Council requires all interns working in-person at Federal facilities and/or with Federal employees receive the Covid-19 vaccination. Please be advised that you may also be required to wear a mask, depending on the protocols adopted by your work site. Also be aware that, due to Government-wide security requirements, a background check will be required if you are selected for a position. This will include providing information about recent housing and employment history. The position supervisor will have more information about these requirements and procedures at the time of hiring. You may direct any questions to NCPE's Internship Program Director, Julee Johnson, at manager@preservenet.org.
Please note that interns are not NCPE or NPS employees. Stipends are academic awards and taxes are not withheld, nor are social security contributions made on your behalf. These funds may be taxable, however, so consult a tax preparation professional if you have questions.
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